• September 13, 2006
    That's the order from a group of  U.S. Senators to the IRS regarding the agency's use of private debt collectors…

  • September 13, 2006
    ... title an inherited IRA or get an emergency fund going or even find the right dog for you and…

  • September 12, 2006
    My cousin Kathy and I pulled into the exurban edge of West Austin around 8 p.m. last night. We would…

  • September 11, 2006
    Photo by Kay Bell We're in Alpine today, but just for a little while longer. We rolled into this West…

  • September 11, 2006
    Remember Senator Ted Stevens' attempt to kill a bipartisan effort to establish a Web site where we all could easily…

  • September 10, 2006
    Hello from the wilds of West Texas. All is going quite nicely on the trip down memory lane that my…

  • September 9, 2006
    No, my hometown was not named for Kermit the Frog. It's a lot older than the genial green Muppet, named…

  • September 8, 2006
    The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating more than 100 companies suspected of manipulating options awards so that executives got…

  • September 7, 2006
    The big tax collection experiment has begun. The IRS has turned over the accounts of 12,500 delinquent taxpayers to three…

  • September 6, 2006
    Then, how about Kermit and Pecos and Marfa? Yep, the big day, teased earlier here and here, has finally arrived. My…

  • September 2, 2006
    Here's a Labor Day story to warm the heart of every working Jane and Joe out there. Cindy Kienow has…

  • September 1, 2006
    I know you're sitting there at your desk, counting down the hours until the benevolent boss (we all have one…

  • August 31, 2006
    Taxpayers who made long-distance calls in the last 3½ years can expect a refund of between $30 and $60 next…

  • August 30, 2006
    The major consumer product manufacturers want to take away our Sunday cents-off coupons. Technically, the companies' goal, according to a…

  • August 29, 2006
    Jack Bauer is the man to call when the country is just 24 hours away from annihilation by ultimate bad…

  • August 25, 2006
    Albert Einstein once said that the hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. Now some tax…

  • August 24, 2006
    And I so liked that goofy dog! Sorry, couldn't resist. I'm just using a pitifully poor joke to temper my…

  • August 24, 2006
    Astronomers apparently are a lot like tax legislators. Similarity #1: The U.S. tax code often seems as complex as the…

  • August 23, 2006
    Wowza! When it rains, it pours and today my Chevy Cavalier is spraying repair costs all over the place. As…

  • August 23, 2006
    The 2006 sales tax holiday season is winding down. The last two late-summer events are now under way in Connecticut…

  • August 22, 2006
    Ever wanted a Coke but had no coins for the vending machine? What about one of those that takes a…

  • August 21, 2006
    That is indeed one of the suggestions that Northwest Airlines made to employees who might soon be without jobs. The…

  • August 20, 2006
    After eight weeks of near-record $$$/gallon for gasoline, AAA Texas reports that Lone Star pump prices finally went down a…

  • August 18, 2006
    The Academy Awards goodie bag gravy train has pulled into the Hollywood station for the last time. All passengers, please…

  • August 17, 2006
    If you're a fan of the Prius and you want to take full advantage of the new tax credit available…

  • August 16, 2006
    Yeah, you've already read about the Senate pimp tax in this earlier blog posting. Now, Jon Stewart has caught up…

  • August 15, 2006
    Last month's horrendous heat wave might have lessened its grip on the United States a bit, but the arrival of…

  • August 14, 2006
    Despite concerns expressed by consumer groups and some in Congress, the IRS is about to unleash private debt collectors on…

  • August 13, 2006
    Apparently, despite what most of us think, IRS employees are a lot like you and me. This report from the…

  • August 8, 2006
    If you deduct your donations to charitable organizations, you'll soon have to do a bit more bookkeeping. Tucked into the…

  • August 6, 2006
    This snippet proclaiming "Don't Mess With Taxes" is part of a cute cartoon that several fellow bloggers spotted and passed…

  • July 25, 2006
    The leadership of the U.S. Senate is refusing to let estate tax reform die this Congressional session. CCH, the tax…

  • July 6, 2006
    The truth on immigration policy is out there, but which truth? The X-Files might have been about extraterrestrial aliens, but…

  • July 4, 2006
    NASA did its part for America's 230th birthday celebration today, launching the Space Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven…

  • July 3, 2006
    I was fingerprinted today. Note to family and friends: Quit freaking out. I was not arrested. How could you even…

  • June 30, 2006
    Section targeting I must respectfully disagree with T.S. Eliot. For me, June is the cruelest month, at least financially. This…

  • June 28, 2006
    A key piece of business facing the Senate Finance Committee today is a proposal by its chairman to tax certain…

  • June 22, 2006
    I don't know the first thing about George Romero's politics, but I gotta believe he's proud that Congress keeps paying…

  • June 21, 2006
    Section targeting Happy Summer Solstice! Welcome to the longest day of the year. Just what we need to get us…

  • June 19, 2006
    Actually, baby (AKA moi) only had partial backup … for my computer, that is. And that was, staying on the…